VCU Libraries Community Zooms is a series of brief virtual events designed for the VCU Libraries community, highlighting timely subjects, celebrating achievements, practicing creativity and more.

Sessions are held Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and last approximately 30-45 minutes. Attendees may join via Zoom. To receive a link to join the sessions, please complete this online form. For questions or accommodations, please contact the VCU Libraries Development Office at libdevelop@vcu.edu.

May 20, 2021
Reclaiming Richmond’s Black History in Shockoe Bottom led by Ana Edwards

To a great extent, the struggle to reclaim Richmond's Black history and that of slavery's role in the city's early growth has also been about changing the priorities for civic planning and development. In this session, Ana Edwards, chair of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project, leads a discussion on how efforts to acknowledge the history of Black life in Richmond include making it visible in the public landscape in ways designed to affirm facts, impart memory and anticipate the future.